Our Place
If you want to visit, here's the address:
Street Address: 613 85th Avenue, Oakland CA 94621, USA
If you want to send us something, here's the address:
Mailing Address: 4200 Park Blvd. #151, Oakland CA 94602, USA
If you want to call us, try:
Phone: 510-717-6942
About the Location
The place is what some people call a 'loft'; it's zoned 'light industrial'. If
you come to visit, don't expect to find a house at all. The structure is a warehouse,
in a complex of some 7 older such spaces, the oldest dating back to W.W.I.
We've never had any trouble here, but of course, this is the big city - don't
leave obvious valuables sitting in your car in plain sight, but you don't have
to be overly concerned about your personal safety.
The Entrance
The entrance can be difficult to find. 7 Addresses share a single 30' wide
gate just behind (away from the street) a much more obvious "ASE Automotive" -
an automobile service business. Just inside the gate, on the left, there is a
"parking triangle", and in the far corner, a door. That door serves 613 and two
of our neighbors. The large gate is on a garage door opener remote system, and
sometimes it's closed. Adventuresome folk can perhaps squeeze through, but a better
plan is to call us at the number above. Around the block on Hegenberger there
are a host of convenience stores and gas stations from which to find a phone and
call.
Please use the doorbell! It's the middle one. If
the outer door is open, 613 is at the end of the hall on the right, but we may
not hear your knocking - use the bell! Also note that sometimes we're in
the back and can't hear either since the property goes back a total
of 168'. We will soon be setting up a second bell way in the back but until
then, your choices are:
- We love drop-in visitors, but it's best to call us so you're expected
-
Ring the bell
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Knock on the inner door (doesn't usually work well)
- Hoof it past 619 (the Quansit hut), around the corner to the left and peer
inside the back gate - that gate is the rear-most end of the property. Sometimes
we may not hear the phone, bell or knocks! Sorry 'bout that!
Parking
Please do not park in a numbered space! Please do not block anyone in!
We have a continual problem with this and we don't want our friends to be guilty
so we are free to complain when someone's in our spot or blocking us in! Note
that all the parking in the triangle is numbered, so please don't park there.
Parking after business hours and on weekends is available in the Nutri-Slim
parking spaces as they are closed. Also, we usually have a lot of parking around
back inside our fenced in gate - get us to let you in, or if you're familiar,
just let yourself into the gate and hoof it around to the front door. And you
can always park on the street.
Directions & Map
Most visitors will have no problem getting to the area because it's near
the Oakland Coliseum and Oakland Airport.
From BART:
You can take BART if you wish - we often do. It's perhaps a 10 to 15 minute walk
from the Coliseum BART Station. We highly recommend taking the Hegenberger Road
overpass over the railroad tracks, then left on Baldwin, and right on 85th. This
route is well lit with lots of traffic, and it's the shortest route, especially
if there's a train passing.
From I-880 Northbound:
The Hegenberger Road exit is before the overpass. It's a "J" shape which
"T" intersects Edes. Turn right. 85th Av. is your first left, and is just
past the DMV office. The street address is just 1.5 blocks ahead on your
left. If you get to railroad tracks, you've gone too far. See notes above
regarding the entrance and parking.
From I-880 Southbound:
The Hegenberger Road exit is before the overpass. Turn left onto Hegenberger and
cross over I-880. Take the first right onto Edes, and first left onto Enterprise.
Enterprise is one long block, and at the other end, turn left onto 85th. 613 is
half a block on your left. Some of our friends use alternative routes, which can
be deduced from the map. See notes above regarding the entrance and parking .